Preventing the obstruction of streets at fires



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J.VR. MET RS,

PREVENTING TEE OBSTRUOTION OF STREETS AT FIRES. No. 349,051; Patented Sept. 14, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS R. MEYERS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

PREVENTING THE OBSTRUCTION OF STEEETS AT FIRES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 33:9,051, dated September 14, 1886.

Application filed May 21, 1886.

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, JULIUs It. MEYEns, of the city and county of San Francisco, State of Ualifornia, have invented an Improvement in Preventing the Obstruction of Streets at Fires; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a novel means for preventing the Obstruction of streets during fires; and my invention consists in the combination of devices, which I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

It is the object of my invention to prevent the obstruction of the railway-tracks in any manner, and still provide for the leading of the hose back and forth across the street, as may be necessary.

Referring to the accompanying drawing for r a more complete explanation of my invention,

the figure is a view showing the streets on which railroad-tracks are laid, and the sev eral squares fronting on said streets, and my device as in use.

A is a street, and B B are streets at right angles thereto. 0 are the blocks facing said streets.

1) is the road-bed on which the tracks Eare laid.

F are pipes. These are placed at intervals, and are permanently embedded in the street, passing transversely under the road-bed of the railway. Their. ends are upturned and fit through the bottoms of boxes or casings G, which are also embedded in the street beside the railway-bed. These boxes have covers g, which may be readily removed in case of need, and the upturned ends of the pipes approach very nearly to the tops of the boxes, so that they can be conveniently reached. The ends of the pipes are all prepared in any suitable manner, so that the hose may be readily coupled to them. The form of coupling is immaterial, as far as my invention is concerned, as

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any suitable form may be used which will allow the hose to bend or turn in anydesirable direct-ion.

H is one section of fire-hose, which extends from a fire-plug, I, and is coupled to one end of one of the pipes, and J is another section of hose coupled to the other end of the pipe, and thence extending to the point of discharge. By having these pipes at intervals as many different hose may be attached as is necessary. It is intended that these pipes shall be placed permanently-in position throughout the length of the streets on which street-railways are laid.

The boxes in which the ends of the pipes are contained protect them effectively, yet allow them to be readily and conveniently reached. It will be seen that the hose does not cross the track at all, and therefore the cars may pass without interruption. This is especially advantageous to cable-ears, as, on account of the connection which they require with the traveling cable, it is impracticable to use the ordinary jumpers or bridges. To prevent the hose from kinking I may use the intervening removable goose-neck K.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The series of permanent pipes F, embedde in the street at suitable intervals, and passing transversely under the railway-bed, said pipes having upturned ends, in combination with the removable goose-necks K, secured to said ends, and adapted to receive the coupling of the hose-sections, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

- JULIUS R. MEYERS.

Witnesses:

G; D. GoLE, J. D. BLooD. 

